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It shouldn’t be too long now until a new Berlingo delivery van breaks cover. Until that happens, though, Citroen’s current workhorse and sole commercial offering in Australia holds the fort and refuses to let its advancing years hold it back. Small vans are a bigger deal in the narrow streets of European cities than they are in Australia, but compact deliverers like the Citroen Berlingo nonetheless have an important role to play in the local logistics industry.Citroen isn’t alone with its compact Berlingo, exploiting the niche for light-duty vans in Australia alongside the Renault Kangoo and Volkswagen Caddy. Although, to the end of April 2018, the Berlingo has only shifted 44 units versus 235 for the Kangoo and 609 for the Caddy. That’s a reasonable reflection of the French brand’s fortunes overall in the Aussie market, where despite decent product, high pricing and a small dealer network count against Citroen as a volume player.Price shouldn’t … [Read more...] about 2018 Citroen Berlingo SWB manual review

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 3:38 p.m. UTC Jun 12, 2018 I didn’t think twice about who’s No. 1. Or No. 2, for that matter. But even if the top two players were clear as day to me, ranking the 16 best players in Detroit Lions history for our ongoing G.O.A.T. tournament of Detroit pro sports was no easy task. I was one of several reporters asked to provide their top 16 list, and all of our lists were compiled to put together the rankings you see on our website. Since some of you asked, I provided my full list below, but before we get to that, a little bit about the methodology. The Lions, the Detroit version of them at least, have been around since 1934, and as old as my body feels at times, I certainly don’t have much beyond history books to go on when it comes to some of the organization’s all-time greats. Let your voice be heard: Greatest Lions player of all time? Vote now #DetroitGOAT Dutch Clark? He was a charter member of the Pro … [Read more...] about My Detroit Lions G.O.A.T. list; Barry easy No. 1, but why no Stafford?

For many petrolheads the on-screen antics of James Bond have had an indelible impact on their love of cars. Watching an AMC Hornet perform a mid-air corkscrew over a river, a Lotus Esprit screaming around the coastal roads of Sardinia before diving into the sea or an Aston Martin DB10 flying through the streets and down the riverside steps of Rome, car fans thrill and dream of being able to perform such daring deeds. Of course, it’s just a childish dream. We can’t pull on a tux, slip behind the wheel of some exotic car and scream off in pursuit of a global supervillian. But Mark Higgins can. As part of the stunt driving team for the James Bond franchise he’s been responsible for some of the most spectacular on-screen action of the last decade. “It’s amazing,” he says when asked what it’s like to have the dream job of so many car and movie fans. “Bond, Fast and Furious, Star Wars – to have thought as a kid that I’d be … [Read more...] about Licence to thrill: life as James Bond’s stunt driver

Even on a normal night, casinos can assault the senses with glitz, flashing lights, showgirls, cocktails, high rollers, fancy food and blaring music.So it follows that the long-awaited opening night of the $442 million Horseshoe Casino Baltimore would include all of those things — but magnified tenfold.As gamblers and curiosity-seekers lined up to enter the building Tuesday night for the first time, VIPs were treated to a performance by a vertical dance troupe — men and women suspended from cables dancing and spinning up and down a high outside wall. Pop star Iggy Azalea appeared for a surprise performance.The operators of Maryland's fifth casino were eager to make a splashy first impression for a crowd that included Gov. Martin O'Malley and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who praised the casino for hiring local employees.About 1,250 of the casino's staff — nearly 51 percent — live in the city, Rawlings-Blake said at a news conference earlier Tuesday at a city … [Read more...] about Baltimore opens shiny, new Horseshoe Casino

Bonkers Baku does it again. For a season that started on a subdued note, Formula 1 delivered a barnstormer for the second race in succession. Like 2017, the blustery high-speed blast through city streets saw heroics, heartbreak and inter-team handbags. The Red Bull duo might have written the headlines in Baku, but rising through the chaos was a terrific trio of exceptionally level-headed performances… Top of the class… Charles Leclerc – Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team When Ferrari’s wunderkind signed with Sauber, there was always the promise of giant-killing performances. However the Monegasque looked tentative in the opening races, and worst still, looked to be struggling to control his machinery during a messy weekend in Shanghai. And yet, in Baku, Leclerc’s star started to shine. Albeit aided by some upgrades, Leclerc exacted stellar pace all weekend; out-qualifying team-mate Marcus Ericsson by 1.5s and missing out to the … [Read more...] about 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Analysis – Assessing the field

The GP2-05 Ten years ago, the path to Formula 1 for young drivers was crowded and confused. The FIA International Formula 3000 championship was supposed to be the final rung on the ladder, but with an ageing car that sat way off the pace of the F1 cars of the time, lacked the technology of the main championship and had lost its lustre and marketability, the time had come for a change. In the January of 2004, the death of F3000 was heralded by the announcement of the formation of the GP2 Series. By July of that year, the technical details of the first GP2 car had been made public, and series boss Bruno Michel outlined his hopes for the new championship. “Our ambition is to create a compelling single-seater series that is the final stepping stone to Formula 1. We want on-track action, talented drivers and close competition. In order to achieve this, we launched an ambitious technical programme that has produced an extremely fast car. Our initial simulations indicate that a GP2 … [Read more...] about Indy Lights and the future for young racing talent

4 The Ford Mustang has a special place in American hearts. From Martha Reeves and the Vandellas singing Nowhere To Run in a Mustang convertible on the Dearborn assembly line in 1965 to its appearance in Goldfinger and Bullitt, this is a model cemented in the collective consciousness of a nation. The US Navy even ran a recruitment advertisement intoning: "The Beach Boys. Apple pie. The '67 Mustang. Three things worth fighting for". Ford sold 700,000 in the first nine months and nine million in the ensuing 54 years. But you shouldn’t expect too much of a Mustang, and in some ways that’s the point; the original was based unexceptional chassis parts from the Falcon and Fairlane saloons, topped with stylish sheet metal. Dubbed the ‘pony car’ this was a new and cheap sports coupé aimed at the post-war baby-boomers. Powerful, certainly, but not a great drive, even by the standards of the time. From the original 1964 coupés, the 1968 Mach 1 and … [Read more...] about Ford Mustang review – ‘it sounds glorious, like two brass bands having sex’

Holden spins its upmarket wagon into an all-road adventurer with the Calais-V Tourer. Following a formula familiar to Adventra owners thanks to all-paw grip and SUV styling, the Tourer serves the needs of Aussie families in a new way for the Lion brand. This is a Commodore. Like it or not, that’s the name Holden picked for its latest range of family cars, despite the multitude of differences between this car and its predecessor.There have been some changes arguably for the best, like the Calais wagon’s transformation into a high(ish)-riding SUV – in a play for popularity – now called the Tourer. Other changes, sure to be less popular, include the loss of rear-wheel drive and the move to a fully imported model range.You can only play the cards you’ve been dealt, though, right? In Holden’s case, while the Commodore and Calais might be based off the Opel Insignia, the local arm has tried its best to give an Aussie flavour to the new car through … [Read more...] about 2018 Holden Calais-V Tourer review

VW’s Seven-Passenger Large SUV Siblings Volkswagen is a latecomer with its three-row Atlas SUV. Designed for the American market, the Atlas lives up to its name–it’s big, which is a good thing if you need to seat up-to seven people. For most, this is something very few of us do on a regular basis. However, if you have a growing family and need the extra storage space for all their (and their friends’) gear, the 2018 Atlas should be on your wish list. VW wants to play with the big boys VW designed the Atlas interior to be open and inviting, even for passengers venturing into the third row. You need to be a Cirque du Soleil contortionist to access or comfortably sit in the far back of many seven-passenger SUVs. Not so with the Atlas, as VW has made the access easy with fold-and-slide second row seats, and a third row bench with good thigh support and a comfortable angle for the seat back. Maybe six-footers would not want to spend a few hundred miles back there, … [Read more...] about Comparison Test: 2018 Volkswagen Atlas V6 SEL Premium 4Motion vs. Atlas 2.0T SE